Trek to Kodachadri....

Finally the day is come....its decided that we are going to Kodachadri ,the highest peak in Shimoga District. At the peak it is believed that 'Shankaracharya' did meditation.Its also said that the peak presents a not to be missed life-time opportunity in the evening as the sun sets in the west. You can also have a golden glimpse of the Arabian sea for a moment.

Am all excited for the journey.A vague map about our travel is here
From Bangalore catch a Train Shimoga.From Shimoga catch a bus which goes towards Nagara (Shimoga Dist.), and get down at a place Sampekatte [a 45 minute journey].To your right you'll find a mud road where you can find a sign indicating the way towards kodachaadri. On the way you will find a small tea shop (kaka angadi) after one hour walk. From here it is roughly 5 hours of trek to the peak. Just half-an-hour before the peak you will find a temple and deviate from temple will lead to 'Agastya Teertha'. The route will take you inside dense forest.

PS: More to come after the trek....

Any Inputs :)

I just wanted to recommend the music of "Jannat" to any hindi music lovers out there.No no the music is nowhere close to deadly.Its soothing and different.The songs "Judai" and "Zara si dil mein" are my personal favourites.And yes the FM radio has lot of contribution in this as they keep on playing these songs in every 10 mins.

And also woke up early morining to watch Manchester Utd win the FA cup and was happy.For the first time I was supporting the team which was everybodies favourites.I was like supporting the underdogs in sports, except when it comes to Cricket and India.I rememeber when everyone around me used to worship Steffi,I used to support Seles,Hingis and whoever stood against Graf.When people were raving about Sampras,I cheered for Jim Couriers and the like.I got introduced to F1 when I came to graduation and all my friends who introduced me were diehard Ferrari and Schumi fans.I supported McLaren.I dont know if its character trait or something else...trying to thin slice my behaviour and understand it...Any inputs??? :)

Friends Forever

This post was in its draft form from past few months.Its now time to post it :)

The thoughts are the result of various events that happened in the end of '07.This thought comes to my mind after reading Justme's post 'Connecting instantly',and reminds me of someone I lost touch with for quite a few years. When we finally did get in touch, there was just so much to talk about... it felt like nothing had changed.

My humble explanation.. obtained after putting myself under the microscope:

As a 16 year old, the friendships that we make have very little pretence. Infact, we are too naive to know pretences.Its all black and white. There are friends that you like for no logical reason, you are foolishly fond of and will fight any losing battle on their behalf. Yes, at 16 friendship means everything.Cut to 22. I am not saying that friendship doesnt mean a thing at this age. But we start getting conscious of the 'image' we would like to project to people. We build this invisible wall around us, and anyone wanting to come through must go through a lengthy application procedure. At such a time, when you bump into people you knew as a kid or teenager, its so easy to step out of your fortress and breathe the fresh air. Its invigorating. Its beautiful. And even better is the realisation that comes with re-making friends: That if you were to lose touch again, and meet up after an interval of few years, it will still seem like yesterday. Instantly.

PS: This post is dedicated to Minnki....

Friends Forever dear....

Keep Believing in Yourself

There may be days when you get up in the morning

and things arent the way you had hoped they would be.

That's when you have to tell yourself things will get better.

There are times when people disappoint you and let you down.

But those are the times when you hav to remind yourself

to trust your own judgements and opinions,

to keep your life focused on believing in yourself.

There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life,

and its up to you to accept them.

Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction for you.

It wont be easy at times,but in those times of struggle

you will find a stronger sense of who you are.

So when the days come that are filled with

frustration and unexpected responsibility

remember to beleive in yourself

and all you want your life to be.

Because the challenges and changes

will only help you to find the goals

that you know are meant to come true to you.

Keep Believing in Yourself.

Tooth Ache.....

Nothing is as terrible as tooth ache...I swear.....

Been suffering with it the whole week...

Crossroads......

Sometimes,

the closure of one path,

although heartbreaking,

is essential for decision making.

Otherwise,
how long will you stand at the crossroads,
wondering which path to take?


How long will you linger on a decision,
that you dont want to make?


You cannot finish the book of Life,
without closing its chapters.

If you want to go on...
then you have to leave the past
as you turn the pages.

Mixed Bag

There are several thoughts which are running around my mind for last 24 hours,and I dont think I have time to write a seperate post for each one...so here it goes

Firstly, the book that I just completed. Blink.
A few lines from the book really got me thinking.
"Every waking minute that we are in the presence of someone, we come up with a constant stream of predictions and inferences about what that person is thinking and feeling."
"Mind-reading failures happen to all of us."
"Have you ever tried to have a discussion with an angry or frightened human being? You cant do it... you might as well try to argue with your dog."
I am a person with this urge to 'figure' everyone out.. constantly trying to understand implications of every word and expression. Of course, many of my interpretations go wrong.
So apologies to all those who have been put under my microscope and had their every statement dissected for no apparent reason. Also, apologies to those who have to bear the brunt of my bad temper at times.Will find a way to make it up to you!

Secondly, on memories.
Yesterday while organizing files and folders on my PC (a long overdue activity), found songs which I hadnt heard for a long time, long lost photos, and movies which I've watched 20 times and still not tired of. They brought back sweet memories.. tiny fragments of the past which never fail to bring a smile on my face. Like a bet with a friend on the lyrics of a song, which I lost, yet continued to insist that I was right! Its amazing how selective and intelligent our memory's filing cabinet is. I might not remember what I studied in university a year ago, but I remember every single detail of my farewell at school 7 years back. And these are the things you need to remember to make you smile on a bad day. Kudos to our brain.

We are more complex that we can ever imagine.